Thank you when I’m changering is is take a long time because I have had it turned off for two or one years and I have to wait love your videos and thank you
They're great machines but unfortunately due to the heating issue and price they were, they didn't really succeed with the second one. I used my points and managed to get it for £70 but I didn't dare use it in case it broke!
i've got 5, two working three with cracked digitisers Struggling to get the adb drivers so that i can extract the lollipop update that has been downloaded on one of the cracked ones (don't trust random oat rom backups found online) so that i can update the others or possibly use it to develop an android update.
The server was turned back on in 2019 after media backlash but they only renewed the security certificate for 1 year which is why you needed to change your date and time on device before it would complete setup, the server was turned back off again mid 2023 The out of date certificate on the activation server is no longer the issue, the server is OFF. The address is not available for purchase either unfortunately, it may come up for sale eventually so someone can buy it and maybe do something to fix activation?
@@prawny12009 thank you for the info. It's a shame that they turned the servers off but I can understand why they did it. I loved these tablets and hoped for a newer version but it never happened :(
@10cmontibia66 sorry I've absolutely no idea how to do it. I guess you'd have to download something from the internet and put it on a memory stick but it's how to get it to boot from it or whatever. Sorry I can't help more
Watching this on a hudle 2 now lol was hoping you was going to tell me how to get it running faster,don't agree with you on the camera it takes good pictures, had mine from new,enjoyed the vids 👍
Thank you. I was hoping I'd be able to get it running faster but I think if I did, the screen would break with it getting much hotter than it does already. The camera is okay but when you compare it to newer tablets and some cheap phones these days, I was comparing it to those and guess their primary function isn't the camera. As long as you like it and you enjoyed the vids :D
@@MultiRetroMan Never broken a screen yet and not has my wife nor any of my grandchildren The heat comes from overcharging and stressing the CPU at the same time but it will just reboot. Heat does not crack the screen. Resetting them does NOT turn them into a 'brick' it simply means you have erased all but the factory software. You just need to reinstall and update which is still running perfectly normal. What you can't do on an unrooted machine is update the OS as the servers have been shut down and THAT IS ALL. They slow down due to filling them up with software and not migrating what you can to a micro SD card. Frankly filling them with games is a killer. Bear in mind they are intended to be used as a basic very portable option for the basic functions of your home computer such as email, social media etc but they run UA-cam with aplomb. If they slow down in use simply go into settings and clear the cache as that's what slows them. They are still a desirable and functional machine with a decent processor and 2gb of RAM. Where they slipped up was not making a 32gb ROM version as migrating much of the software to sd card is not possible and NONE of the fixed software can be migrated. They are still an excellent tablet and if rooted a superb tablet within it's storage limitations. you just have to use it correctly and not as a full blown replacement for a computer. My guide to buying is this; expect to pay between £30 and £45 for a (boxed if possible) tablet in full working order and complete with original charger and lead. ANY 2 amp charger will work well but the quality of the lead is all important. Do not skimp on lead quality. There are NO battery issues other than those of misuse i.e. constant charging and storing fully charged which is common to all Lithium batteries. You can still buy new batteries and the small charging circuit board. That board costs less than £4 and includes a new charging socket which is a brilliant design. No soldering required and only two screws. You won't get any Apple device so easy as that. The screens do not break through heat; you find anyone who accidentally breaks one for any reason will claim it broke 'all on its own' as they don't want to pay for it. It's as simple as that. My family have eight of these, (and that doesn't include the myriad of people I recommended them to) all reset by the way with no problems and only one broken screen amongst them; my grandson sat on it. Two batteries replaced as they simply gave up through long term use. The biggest issue is the micro usb charging socket which takes some stick but as described above a 10 year old child could replace it for less than £4 with no soldering whatsoever. If you don't want yours I'll give you what you THINK it's worth, £15 and I'll even pay the postage. LOL
Rob, the way to get any computer working efficiently is to not overbloat it with software. Make sure you have a micro sd card inserted then go through all the 3rd party software and move it to the sd card. Not all of it will as some of it is required to be on the base storage. Ask yourself do you really need some of the software and do you actually use it. If not then remove it. Try and keep at least 2gb free on your base storage and empty cache on a regular basis. Continuous use without rebooting is notorious for slowing them down as the cache gets pretty high. There is some good software about such as SD Maid Pro which is one of the VERY few that does what it claims but even then there is no substitute for a regular reboot and as much space clear storage as you can manage. The ONLY fault with these machines is they didn't do a 32gb or 64gb version. If they had made a 64gb then it would still be as good as anything on the current market, especially rooted to an updated Android OS.
@@Biffo1262 I think I'm referring to people buying second hand and trying to log onto it with different details, I understand that's where you'll have problems, that's where I've seen it online that people have had the issue. Thanks for the detailed reply though.
@@mockneymonkey4759 I think they're good tablets, especially the full hd screen and stereo sound but the small memory isn't good and the built in wifi isn't very fast either. I tried downloading apps and it was ridiculously slow. Hope you and your nan are doing okay :)
If you want to turn it on, put the charger in and it can take minutes to actually start charging! :) I've still got the original box and everything for mine
@@MultiRetroMan sometimes li ion batteries go to sleep, I have had to several times hotwire the batteries on a few of my nexus 7 2013 and a couple of hudl s to get them to wake up and start taking a charge.
Yes I had that problem too I wiped it and it come up with google services errors so I had to update the services and it worked fine but now I have an Amazon Fire HD10 32GB model and it has Android 9 and I had to sideload the Google Play-store but that was easy.
@@MultiRetroMan No what I am saying is you should buy a fire tablet and put the playstore on the fire tablet to make it fully android running. As opposed to the HUDl as it was already fully android
@@b.war08 Ah okay. My reason for the video was that if you buy a second hand Hudl 2 you'll not be able to use it (unless there's a way that someone knows). My youngest has a fire tablet and it's brilliant. The processor etc. are fantastic.
@@jowettcars That's good to know, my reason for the video was in case anyone was buying one second hand. People have said they've bought them but can't use them. Thank you for your feedback, it's always good to see :)
Got loads of them and I still consider them one of the best. Rooting it is better as there are no new OS system updates. If you are buying one the last OS was android 5.1.1 If you find one still not updated and on android 4 then avoid it unless you are going to root it. They only slow down if you bloat them with software. Use it for what it was designed for such as social media, UA-cam, browsing and email. They are not designed to replace a computer. Your advice about not buying a reset one is total garbage, that is exactly how I buy them and had not a single issue. I have factory reset them dozens of times with no issues at all. I get the impression you don't have much experience with these as your advice is total BS. Batteries only fail through continuous overcharging but that is common to all these types of devices plus the continuous use of the charger is what causes the heat issues, NOT the processor. Never store a Lithium battery fully charged as that will destroy it. Do not charge it continuously as that will destroy it. This not peculiar to the Hudl but to all such devices. My advice to any prospective buyer is go ahead as long as it has Android 5.1.1 and don't overfill it with software and don't overcharge it. The camera is actually very good indeed. Taking pictures indoors without additional lighting and then wonders why it's grainy??? The vast majority of this guys advice is born of pure ignorance. If I could get one for £10 I'd snatch his hands off but equally I would snatch any hand off for £35 which is about the lowest they sell for in working condition with the charger and lead. Broken ones go for more than £10 for heavens sake, IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE A FULL BLOWN GAMES MACHINE OR REPLACE YOUR COMPUTER.
From what I had read from many people who reported buying one second hand, they couldn't get it working, and as not many people would know how to root it, then it's not a viable option to purchase one. I am showing what it can do any yes, it will be grainy when taking shots without a lot of light, but do many people show it on their vidoes and if you want to buy one for it to take photos in low light, then you'll not buy it for one. Did I ever say that it was designed to be a full blown games machine or replace a computer? No I did not, so why are you saying this? I appreciate your comments and enjoy seeing that these things can be better if they're rooted but as you've not given any instructions on how to do it, then I stand by my video as I have warned people about buying them as they are, trying to log into it.
@@MultiRetroMan They can be activated just needs a few steps to change the date and time to so that it matches the outdated certificate on the tesco server. when you connect to wifi the tablet updates to the current date and time automatically which then causes it to refuse to accept the handshake from the tesco server because their certificate is out of date. They did update the cert when the bug first showed in 2019 but in 2020 it came back. In my opinion if a server activation handshake bug is going to render the device inoperable there should be a class action lawsuit, it basically renders the device E waste. At very least offer one last update which disables this activation behavior.
@@MultiRetroMan Oh for heavens sake stop talking rubbish. Once the charging issue is sorted by simply replacing the board (less than £4) IF necessary and the battery IF necessary it can be factory reset. I really don't know where you et your info from but it's 100% wrong.
@@Biffo1262 not everyone is good with electronics, like some aren't good with cars, so I'm not talking rubbish, I'm giving an honest answer. If you buy something that doesn't work, take it back! Simple as
you can often jump start the battery if they have been flat for a long time by connecting a charger to the red an black cables on the battery for a minute or so to get at least some charge in the battery to power the charge circuit on the motherboard.
Yes I read that you can download version 6 from somewhere but DO NOT INSTALL IT because when you try and log in again, it tries to connect to the Tesco servers but they've been turned off and essentially it makes it go into an endless loop that you can''t get out of and it just becomes a spare parts device then.
The last up date was 5.1.1 but the servers have been closed down and no further upgrades are available. However if you root it you can replace the OS with something more modern.
There are a few people online that have managed to get windows running by changing fastboot and operating system bios boot options, But the way the recovery/ bootloader is set up on them they only accept tesco signed android roms, which only go up to 5.1 Once on 5.1 rooting is impossible and the bootloader is further locked down from what i've read, if you have one still running kitkat and know how to build a compatible rom then spoof the tesco update/ota certificate you might be able to force a newer android version. The lollipop rom and associated firmware are 64 bit, the kitkat rom was only 32 bit
@@Biffo1262 The activation servers are active but the certificate is out of date, the ota updates have stopped being delivered though so that side of the server has been closed. I'm currently trying to locate the correct adb drivers to extract the 5.1.1 update from the cache of one of my hudl 2 so that I can learn how to disassemble the update and maybe compile a newer android build? Worse comes to worse i will be able to update the 4 that are still running kitkat to lollipop which apparently doesn't have the activation bug.
You still have rights as a customer to return something within 14 days. Second hand shop or not. If they won't give you a refund, ring consumer advice or ask them to show it working
![Chris Langan - The Interview THEY Didn't Want You To See - CTMU [Full Version; Timestamps]](/img/n.gif)
Great tablet had one play updates can be a problem wish you could update it
I know, that's the issues I was facing with it. Shame really
Thank you when I’m changering is is take a long time because I have had it turned off for two or one years and I have to wait love your videos and thank you
Thank you for your kind words :)
I love Hudl 's I had one from 2014-2018 rip Hudl
They're great machines but unfortunately due to the heating issue and price they were, they didn't really succeed with the second one. I used my points and managed to get it for £70 but I didn't dare use it in case it broke!
i've got 5, two working three with cracked digitisers
Struggling to get the adb drivers so that i can extract the lollipop update that has been downloaded on one of the cracked ones (don't trust random oat rom backups found online) so that i can update the others or possibly use it to develop an android update.
I think they fixed the screen breaking issues in the later models. And most of the speed issues is due too slow storage.
I do like the startup noise on the hudl2 very nice :)
The server was turned back on in 2019 after media backlash but they only renewed the security certificate for 1 year which is why you needed to change your date and time on device before it would complete setup, the server was turned back off again mid 2023
The out of date certificate on the activation server is no longer the issue, the server is OFF.
The address is not available for purchase either unfortunately, it may come up for sale eventually so someone can buy it and maybe do something to fix activation?
@@prawny12009 thank you for the info. It's a shame that they turned the servers off but I can understand why they did it.
I loved these tablets and hoped for a newer version but it never happened :(
Hey, can you help me with rooting this?
@10cmontibia66 sorry I've absolutely no idea how to do it. I guess you'd have to download something from the internet and put it on a memory stick but it's how to get it to boot from it or whatever. Sorry I can't help more
Watching this on a hudle 2 now lol was hoping you was going to tell me how to get it running faster,don't agree with you on the camera it takes good pictures, had mine from new,enjoyed the vids 👍
Thank you. I was hoping I'd be able to get it running faster but I think if I did, the screen would break with it getting much hotter than it does already. The camera is okay but when you compare it to newer tablets and some cheap phones these days, I was comparing it to those and guess their primary function isn't the camera. As long as you like it and you enjoyed the vids :D
@@MultiRetroMan Never broken a screen yet and not has my wife nor any of my grandchildren The heat comes from overcharging and stressing the CPU at the same time but it will just reboot. Heat does not crack the screen. Resetting them does NOT turn them into a 'brick' it simply means you have erased all but the factory software. You just need to reinstall and update which is still running perfectly normal. What you can't do on an unrooted machine is update the OS as the servers have been shut down and THAT IS ALL. They slow down due to filling them up with software and not migrating what you can to a micro SD card. Frankly filling them with games is a killer. Bear in mind they are intended to be used as a basic very portable option for the basic functions of your home computer such as email, social media etc but they run UA-cam with aplomb. If they slow down in use simply go into settings and clear the cache as that's what slows them. They are still a desirable and functional machine with a decent processor and 2gb of RAM. Where they slipped up was not making a 32gb ROM version as migrating much of the software to sd card is not possible and NONE of the fixed software can be migrated. They are still an excellent tablet and if rooted a superb tablet within it's storage limitations. you just have to use it correctly and not as a full blown replacement for a computer. My guide to buying is this; expect to pay between £30 and £45 for a (boxed if possible) tablet in full working order and complete with original charger and lead. ANY 2 amp charger will work well but the quality of the lead is all important. Do not skimp on lead quality. There are NO battery issues other than those of misuse i.e. constant charging and storing fully charged which is common to all Lithium batteries. You can still buy new batteries and the small charging circuit board. That board costs less than £4 and includes a new charging socket which is a brilliant design. No soldering required and only two screws. You won't get any Apple device so easy as that. The screens do not break through heat; you find anyone who accidentally breaks one for any reason will claim it broke 'all on its own' as they don't want to pay for it. It's as simple as that. My family have eight of these, (and that doesn't include the myriad of people I recommended them to) all reset by the way with no problems and only one broken screen amongst them; my grandson sat on it. Two batteries replaced as they simply gave up through long term use. The biggest issue is the micro usb charging socket which takes some stick but as described above a 10 year old child could replace it for less than £4 with no soldering whatsoever. If you don't want yours I'll give you what you THINK it's worth, £15 and I'll even pay the postage. LOL
Rob, the way to get any computer working efficiently is to not overbloat it with software. Make sure you have a micro sd card inserted then go through all the 3rd party software and move it to the sd card. Not all of it will as some of it is required to be on the base storage. Ask yourself do you really need some of the software and do you actually use it. If not then remove it. Try and keep at least 2gb free on your base storage and empty cache on a regular basis. Continuous use without rebooting is notorious for slowing them down as the cache gets pretty high. There is some good software about such as SD Maid Pro which is one of the VERY few that does what it claims but even then there is no substitute for a regular reboot and as much space clear storage as you can manage. The ONLY fault with these machines is they didn't do a 32gb or 64gb version. If they had made a 64gb then it would still be as good as anything on the current market, especially rooted to an updated Android OS.
@@Biffo1262 I think I'm referring to people buying second hand and trying to log onto it with different details, I understand that's where you'll have problems, that's where I've seen it online that people have had the issue.
Thanks for the detailed reply though.
@@MultiRetroMan if you're Hudl 2 is getting too hot try replacing the thermal paste.
The coolest intro I've seen in a long time
Thank you. I had to watch it again because I forgot what I'd done lol
@@MultiRetroMan my nan has one of these hudles they are pretty good but they lag on youtube
@@mockneymonkey4759 I think they're good tablets, especially the full hd screen and stereo sound but the small memory isn't good and the built in wifi isn't very fast either. I tried downloading apps and it was ridiculously slow. Hope you and your nan are doing okay :)
@@MultiRetroMan thanks 😊
I still have my original one and got all the battery and screen replaced before Tesco stopped them and I completely forgot I owned it lol
If you want to turn it on, put the charger in and it can take minutes to actually start charging! :) I've still got the original box and everything for mine
@@MultiRetroMan sometimes li ion batteries go to sleep, I have had to several times hotwire the batteries on a few of my nexus 7 2013 and a couple of hudl s to get them to wake up and start taking a charge.
Yes I had that problem too I wiped it and it come up with google services errors so I had to update the services and it worked fine but now I have an Amazon Fire HD10 32GB model and it has Android 9 and I had to sideload the Google Play-store but that was easy.
So am I correct in thinking that you've got the Amazon Fire software onto the Hudl 2 now?
@@MultiRetroMan No what I am saying is you should buy a fire tablet and put the playstore on the fire tablet to make it fully android running. As opposed to the HUDl as it was already fully android
@@b.war08 Ah okay. My reason for the video was that if you buy a second hand Hudl 2 you'll not be able to use it (unless there's a way that someone knows).
My youngest has a fire tablet and it's brilliant. The processor etc. are fantastic.
Ive done a factory re set on mine several times and it works perfectly
@@jowettcars That's good to know, my reason for the video was in case anyone was buying one second hand. People have said they've bought them but can't use them. Thank you for your feedback, it's always good to see :)
Got loads of them and I still consider them one of the best. Rooting it is better as there are no new OS system updates. If you are buying one the last OS was android 5.1.1 If you find one still not updated and on android 4 then avoid it unless you are going to root it. They only slow down if you bloat them with software. Use it for what it was designed for such as social media, UA-cam, browsing and email. They are not designed to replace a computer. Your advice about not buying a reset one is total garbage, that is exactly how I buy them and had not a single issue. I have factory reset them dozens of times with no issues at all. I get the impression you don't have much experience with these as your advice is total BS. Batteries only fail through continuous overcharging but that is common to all these types of devices plus the continuous use of the charger is what causes the heat issues, NOT the processor. Never store a Lithium battery fully charged as that will destroy it. Do not charge it continuously as that will destroy it. This not peculiar to the Hudl but to all such devices. My advice to any prospective buyer is go ahead as long as it has Android 5.1.1 and don't overfill it with software and don't overcharge it. The camera is actually very good indeed. Taking pictures indoors without additional lighting and then wonders why it's grainy??? The vast majority of this guys advice is born of pure ignorance. If I could get one for £10 I'd snatch his hands off but equally I would snatch any hand off for £35 which is about the lowest they sell for in working condition with the charger and lead. Broken ones go for more than £10 for heavens sake, IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE A FULL BLOWN GAMES MACHINE OR REPLACE YOUR COMPUTER.
From what I had read from many people who reported buying one second hand, they couldn't get it working, and as not many people would know how to root it, then it's not a viable option to purchase one.
I am showing what it can do any yes, it will be grainy when taking shots without a lot of light, but do many people show it on their vidoes and if you want to buy one for it to take photos in low light, then you'll not buy it for one.
Did I ever say that it was designed to be a full blown games machine or replace a computer? No I did not, so why are you saying this?
I appreciate your comments and enjoy seeing that these things can be better if they're rooted but as you've not given any instructions on how to do it, then I stand by my video as I have warned people about buying them as they are, trying to log into it.
@@MultiRetroMan They can be activated just needs a few steps to change the date and time to so that it matches the outdated certificate on the tesco server.
when you connect to wifi the tablet updates to the current date and time automatically which then causes it to refuse to accept the handshake from the tesco server because their certificate is out of date.
They did update the cert when the bug first showed in 2019 but in 2020 it came back.
In my opinion if a server activation handshake bug is going to render the device inoperable there should be a class action lawsuit, it basically renders the device E waste.
At very least offer one last update which disables this activation behavior.
Iv just bought 1 today for second hand shop for £20 but it not charging or anything
I'd take it back and get a refund straight away. You'll not be able to use it even if it did charge up
@@MultiRetroMan Oh for heavens sake stop talking rubbish. Once the charging issue is sorted by simply replacing the board (less than £4) IF necessary and the battery IF necessary it can be factory reset. I really don't know where you et your info from but it's 100% wrong.
@@Biffo1262 not everyone is good with electronics, like some aren't good with cars, so I'm not talking rubbish, I'm giving an honest answer.
If you buy something that doesn't work, take it back! Simple as
you can often jump start the battery if they have been flat for a long time by connecting a charger to the red an black cables on the battery for a minute or so to get at least some charge in the battery to power the charge circuit on the motherboard.
Ive seen some say you can upgrade the Hudl 2 to Android 6.0? Any idea if this is worth it. Mine is running so slow.
Myn only goes to 5.1
Yes I read that you can download version 6 from somewhere but DO NOT INSTALL IT because when you try and log in again, it tries to connect to the Tesco servers but they've been turned off and essentially it makes it go into an endless loop that you can''t get out of and it just becomes a spare parts device then.
The last up date was 5.1.1 but the servers have been closed down and no further upgrades are available. However if you root it you can replace the OS with something more modern.
There are a few people online that have managed to get windows running by changing fastboot and operating system bios boot options, But the way the recovery/ bootloader is set up on them they only accept tesco signed android roms, which only go up to 5.1
Once on 5.1 rooting is impossible and the bootloader is further locked down from what i've read, if you have one still running kitkat and know how to build a compatible rom then spoof the tesco update/ota certificate you might be able to force a newer android version.
The lollipop rom and associated firmware are 64 bit, the kitkat rom was only 32 bit
@@Biffo1262 The activation servers are active but the certificate is out of date, the ota updates have stopped being delivered though so that side of the server has been closed.
I'm currently trying to locate the correct adb drivers to extract the 5.1.1 update from the cache of one of my hudl 2 so that I can learn how to disassemble the update and maybe compile a newer android build?
Worse comes to worse i will be able to update the 4 that are still running kitkat to lollipop which apparently doesn't have the activation bug.
Can’t take it back as bought as seen
You still have rights as a customer to return something within 14 days. Second hand shop or not.
If they won't give you a refund, ring consumer advice or ask them to show it working